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(he/him) Josh Josh is an accomplished podcaster, communications professional, public figure, and LGBTQ community builder, who has dedicated himself to promoting inclusion and diversity. Since 2016, Josh has been actively engaged in community work, with a focus on exploring queer Black cultures, identities and experiences. He is the creator and host of the award-winning Busy Being Black podcast, and serves as the Head of Cultural Partnerships for UK Black Pride . Josh's work extends beyond the podcast, having worked with international LGBTQ human rights charities, including Kaleidoscope Trust and The Commonwealth Equality Network . He has also co-founded Series Q , a network for LGBTQ entrepreneurs, and volunteered for OutRight Action International 's Young People's Engagement Committee. In recognition of his contributions, Josh has been named one of the UK's most influential communications professionals in PRWeek 's 2022 Power Book and is a nominee for the 2023 British LGBT Awards ' Outstanding Contribution to LGBT Life. Josh Rivers Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Bias A prejudice in favour of or against one thing, person, or group. Brains automatically make quick judgments and assessments. They are influenced by our background, personal experiences, societal stereotypes and cultural context. It's not just about gender, ethnicity and other visible diversity characteristics such as height, body weight, names, and many other things can also trigger unconscious bias. Unconscious bias can have a significant influence on our attitudes and behaviours, especially towards other people. It can influence key decisions in the workplace and can contribute to inequality, for example in selection and recruitment, appraisals, or promotion. Understanding unconcious bias is key to understanding the origins of discrimination and inequalities which marginalised people are victim of. < Back to Glossary

Class Class is something that is impossible to ignore in wider society. However, class is rarely something that we speak about in relation to the Queer Community. We all know though, that class can have a profound impact on an individual's life experiences and the level of opportunities that are afforded to them. If a Queer person comes from a lower socio-economic ground, they may face additional layers of disadvantage and discrimination. It is our duty in the Queer Community and as allies to help lift each other up, and use our positions of privilege to ensure that we can help others in the community, and society more widely. < Back to Glossary

(she/her) Yasmin Yasmin, a British model, asexual activist, writer, and speaker, is a leading voice for the asexual community. After coming out publicly in 2017, she quickly gained recognition as the "unlikely face of asexuality" by Cosmopolitan Magazine . Yasmin founded the #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike movement to increase diverse asexual visibility and representation and co-founded International Asexuality Day on April 6. Her unconventional approach to activism has been covered by various British and international media outlets, including Vogue, MTV, Sky News, Paper Magazine, Attitude Magazine, and the BBC . In 2022, she collaborated with Stonewall to launch the Stonewall x Yasmin Benoit Ace Project , the UK's first asexual rights initiative. Yasmin's tireless work as an asexual activist earned her the 'Campaigner of the Year' award at the Rainbow Honours Awards . She is available to speak on topics such as asexuality, diversity and representation in media, and LGBTQ+ activism. Yasmin Benoit Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Positionality Refers to the location of a person in the organisational structure of an institution. It considers what authority a person has, to whom they report and who reports to them, what power others have in relationship to the person and what power the person has in relationship to others. < Back to Glossary

(they/he) Sabah Sabah is an award-winning reluctant activist on most things trans, brown and hairy. TEDx speaker, writer and psychotherapist. Sabah co-founded Trans Pride Brighton and made The Rainbow List, celebrating 101 of the most influential LGBT people in Britain. Sabah has built a presence across Europe, speaking at ILGA Europe, IDAHOT Brussels, Malmö Pride about intersectionality and identity. With 10 years of experience in trans youth work, currently a Director of Colours Youth Network supporting LGBTQ POC young people and Director of Middlesex Pride. Current Vice-Chair at the Inclusive Mosque Initiative, dedicated to creating inclusive, safer places for marginalised Muslims. Proud author of 'Supporting Trans People of Colour: How To Make Your Practice Inclusive.' Based in West London, their passions also include fostering cats and talking to houseplants. Sabah Choudrey Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Transition The process of shifting toward a gender role different from that assigned at birth, which can include social transition, such as new names, pronouns and clothing, and medical transition, such as hormone therapy or surgery. < Back to Glossary

Legal Guardian For a lot of us, our Legal Guardian, when we are under the age of 18, are our parents. However, there are many people out there whose family does not look like a stereotypical one. In some cases, one's legal guardian could be another member of the family, such as an older sibling, or another member of their family. However, there are many children who are brought up in the care system, whose legal guardian will be someone appointed by the local authority. Legal Guardians can also be considered as those who we appoint to look after our children in the event of us passing away before they are 18 years old. < Back to Glossary

(he/him) Dr David David is an award-winning medical doctor specialising in mental health and wellbeing. He has carved out a respected academic and clinical career whilst increasingly becoming a prominent voice promoting mental wellbeing within the LGBTQ+ community. David McLaughlan Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/they) Matthew Matthew is a Change & Accountability Coach, LGBTQIA+ advocate, and wellbeing facilitator based in London. He specialises in addiction, behavioural change, and personal growth, with a focus on supporting those navigating chemsex, sobriety, and life transitions be they professional or personal. Known for his direct, grounded, compassionate style, he blends coaching, lived experience, and professional expertise to help people level up. Matthew works with a drug and alcohol service as an LGBTQIA+ & Chemsex lead, delivers talks and workshops on wellbeing, and volunteers for several charities all based around queer joy, connection, and care. Matthew Fuller Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Trigger In mental health terms, a trigger refers to something that affects your emotional state, often significantly, by causing extreme overwhelm or distress. A trigger affects your ability to remain present in the moment. It may bring up specific thought patterns or influence your behavior. < Back to Glossary

Presentation (Gender) (See Gender Expression) < Back to Glossary

(he/they) Allan Allan is originally hails from Suriname, South America, but has called Amsterdam home for over a decade. He possesses a culturally diverse background but currently identifies as a queer man working in the finance industry. Allan strives to foster a culture of inclusivity and belonging in both his professional and personal life. He is particularly passionate about exploring the formation of culture in both social and corporate spheres and how positive behavioral changes can impact individuals from marginalized backgrounds. As a coach, Allan is driven to create meaningful change and is committed to empowering individuals from all walks of life. Allan Kartodikromo Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/they) Roxy Roxy is an internationally recognised advocate for disability rights, adaptive fashion, patient empowerment, and radical inclusivity, living boldly as a pansexual individual with Multiple Sclerosis. A proud member of the BBC 100 Women 2024 and the Disability Power 100 list, Roxy’s impactful work has earned her a place among the world’s leading voices for change. As an established host and podcaster, she founded The Sick and Sickening Podcast, a platform where she shares raw, unfiltered stories about navigating disability and chronic illness. Leveraging her background as a stylist, Roxy empowers disabled and chronically ill individuals to embrace accessible, adaptive fashion with style and confidence. She consults on art direction and styling, while occasionally stepping in front of the camera as a model. Roxy’s voice has resonated across media platforms, with features in Vogue UK, Refinery29, and other major outlets, where she contributes to critical discussions on diversity and inclusion. A sought-after speaker, Roxy shines on topics like neurodiversity, body positivity, sexual health, workplace allyship, and self-empowerment. Her work champions intersectionality, wellbeing, adaptive fashion, and a future where radical inclusivity is the norm! Roxy Murray Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Binding Chest binding is a gender-affirming practice done by all kinds of different people. Some people bind to reduce gender dysphoria. It involves the use of tight fitting sports bras, shirts, ace bandages, or a specially made binder to provide a flat chest contour. In some people with larger breasts, multiple garments may be used. < Back to Glossary

(he/him) Avi Avi is a Brand Consultant & Motivational Speaker, born and raised in Gran Canaria with Indian roots. Having lived in cities like Dubai, London, and Barcelona, has allowed him to cultivate a deep understanding of diverse creative communities and how to build brands that feel unique and expansive. As the founder of Freedom Creators, a thriving community of well-being professionals and entrepreneurs in Barcelona, Avi curates transformative experiences that foster growth, synergies and connection - empowering creatives to build their businesses with ease and flow. Avi Ajwani Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Parenting A parenting style is a psychological construct representing standard strategies that parents use in their child rearing. The quality of parenting can be more essential than the quantity of time spent with the child. Parenting styles reflect variations in the attitudes and practices of parents, and comprise discrete parenting behaviours. < Back to Glossary

Queer Temporality Queer Temporality (also known as 'Queer Time Theory') refers to the school of thought which determines Queer lives are not 'chrononormative.' This means the lives of Queer people do not develop in the same way that non-Queer lives do, as milestones in life as perceived by heteronormative society don't necessarily apply to us - i.e. getting married or having children. Queer Temporality is additionally relevant to transgender people accessing medical transition, as Hormone Replacement Therapy can induce a second puberty at any stage of life. Therefore, our perception of success as LGBTQIA+ people can be warped, or more difficult to understand. As a result, thought leaders in Queer Temporality call for "reconsideration of how marriage, children, generativity, and inheritance define and confine cultural expectations of maturation, responsibility, happiness, and future." (See: Success) < Back to Glossary

(no pronouns) Sakeema Sakeema is a model, activist and dancer. As a committed campaigner for Black Lives Matter and trans rights, Sakeema has participated in many campaigns for fashion and commercial clients seeking to stand by their work for improvement. Also, an inspirational dancer and part of the London Ballroom scene, Sakeema uses her platform as a model and performer to not only express them-self creatively but ensure the conversations they are passionate about are being heard. Sakeema Peng Crook Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... Beyond Calendar Moments: How Organisations Turn Belonging Into a Movement. Community Building 101 | Wellbeing with Panteres Grogues. Our Community Impact: 2025 Year in Review. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Surgery (See Bottom Surgery, Top Surgery, HRT, Gender Dysphoria and Bodily Autonomy) See: Bottom Surgery, Top Surgery, HRT, Gender Dysphoria and Bodily Autonomy. < Back to Glossary